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Where does “méditerrané” come from?

méditerrané (French) comes from English Mediterrane, from Latin mediterraneus, from Latin medius, from Latin locus, from Old Latin stlocus, from Proto-Italic stlokos, from Proto-Indo-European stel- — to put, to place; to locate.

méditerrané (French): Mediterranean

Definitions

  1. Mediterranean

Ancestry of “méditerrané”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMediterraneMediterranean; Inland, interior
2Latinmediterraneusinland
3Latinmediusmiddle; half; moderate
4Latinlocusplace, spot; a passage of literature; "in the...
5Old Latinstlocus—
6Proto-Italicstlokos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate

Words derived from “méditerrané”

  • méditerranéen
  • Méditerranée
  • méditerranée
  • Mer Méditerranée
  • mediteranean
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